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SUBMITTER: Saxena A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3860802 | biostudies-other | 2012 Jan-Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Indian heart journal 20120101 1
Pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is a pathological condition of small pulmonary arteries, characterised by vascular proliferation and remodelling. The pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance progressively rise, leading to right heart failure and death. Pulmonary artery hypertension may be secondary to various conditions, or it may be idiopathic where no underlying cause is identifiable. Earlier, only symptomatic treatment was available for such patients which did not chang ...[more]